Solar Glow Color

#faf1bd

Solar Glow is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #050e42
Complementary Color #bcc5fa
Color Shade: warm yellow (51.15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.08% (better contrasting with black)
Solar Glow Color Sample
Solar Glow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #faf1bd

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Solar Glow Color. The Solitaire color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Off Yellow (#fef9e3) for more energetic effect. Try Glass Of Milk as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bcc5fa is the best complementary color to Solar Glow. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #faf1bd complementary color is Tropical Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Astra are #fad2bc and #e4fabc. Thus found on the left and right of #faf1bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot Peach and Gossip colors as they work well with Solar Glow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Solar Glow palette consists of #d2bcfa and #bce4fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcc5fa). Try Perfume and Sail colors in combination with #faf1bd, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #faf1bd offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Solar Glow. Thus Perfume and Charlotte giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Solar Glow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Scandal, and Cupid split by 90° on the color wheel. #faf1bd square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Solar Glow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#bcc5fa) and two others. The Charlotte is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cupid – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcfaf1 and #fabcc5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #faf1bd is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Solar Glow has a hue angle of 51.15°, a saturation of 85.92% and a lightness of 86.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faf1bd is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #faf1bd
RGB Decimal rgb(250,241,189)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 28%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 23.92, 1.96
HSL hsl(51.15,85.92%,86.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(51.15,24.4%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.6995,-4.9401,26.2582)
XYZ xyz(80.0649,86.9087,60.6993)
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